Comparison

Anesthesia Central vs 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Anesthesia Central

This app provides anesthesiologists and critical care specialists with essential information for patient care before, during, and after surgery. It includes disease, drug, test, and procedure details, along with access to the PubMed database for journal articles.

Highlights
  • Disease, drug, test, and procedure information
  • Access to PubMed database
  • MGH Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
  • Davis's Drug Guide
  • Pocket ICU Management
  • Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests
  • Integrated calculators
Features
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** The All-In-One Mobile and Web Solution for Anesthesiology ** ABOUT ANESTHESIA CENTRAL Anesthesia Central is a must-have resource for every anesthesiologist, critical care specialist, nurse anesthetist, and trainee. Consult the automatically updating collection of disease, drug, test, and procedure information for treating patients before, during, and after surgery. Download to your mobile device and use the quick-read format to find answers fast or search for journal articles and citations in the full PubMed database – anytime, anywhere. Five comprehensive resources included with Anesthesia Central. MGH CLINICAL ANESTHESIA PROCEDURES Includes proven guidelines for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia care, developed by the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE Refer to need-to-know information on dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, and patient education for more than 5,000 medications. POCKET ICU MANAGEMENT Focuses on conditions found in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and covers a range of topics from life-threatening disorders to presenting conditions. POCKET GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Pocket Guide to Diagnostics Tests provides evidence-based recommendations on the selection and interpretation of over 450 laboratory, imaging, and microbiology tests. Prime PubMed Search Connect to the full MEDLINE/PubMed database. Stay up to date with your favorite medical journals, perform powerful searches, link directly to the publisher’s full text, and share articles via email or social media. Visually explore the literature using Grapherence®, a unique way to find related and relevant articles. FEATURES • Receive 1-year of drug updates • Download any new editions of included resources free for 1-year • Make quick calculations with integrated calculators • Create custom notes and highlights within entries • Consult trusted, up-to-date procedure, drug, and test information • Jump quickly between resources using Cross Links • Access to PubMed database through Prime • Use the advanced search capabilities to find topics fast • Bookmark important entries with “Favorites” • Get access to Anesthesia Central website for 1-year DRUG AND CONTENT UPDATES • After initial Anesthesia Central purchase you will receive updates for one year • After one year, you can purchase updates for an additional year, at the discounted rate of $99.99. If you do not choose to purchase, you can continue to use the product but will not receive updates. • This app will automatically renew annually at the current renewal rate ($99.99) and charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the one-year subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Senior Editor: Wilton C. Levine, MD Associate Editors: Rae M. Allain, MD; Theodore A. Alston, MD, PhD; Peter F. Dunn, MD; Jean Kwo, MD; Carl E. Rosow, MD, PhD Publisher: Lippincott Willams & Wilkins Pocket ICU Management: Authors: Michael H. Wall, MD, FCCM; Pamela R. Roberts, MD, FCCM; J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCM Publisher: PocketMedicine.com Davis's Drug Guide: Authors: April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN, FAAN; Cynthia A. Sanoski, BS, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Publisher: F.A. Davis Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests: Editors: Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD, MPA; Chuanyi Mark Lu, MD; Michael Pignone, MD, MPH; Stephen J. McPhee, MD Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

5 Minute Anesthesia Consult

This medical reference app provides a comprehensive collection of anesthesiology topics for students and professionals. It offers detailed information on diseases, risk factors, and management strategies, with a standardized template for easy access. An in-app purchase unlocks all content and includes online access.

Highlights
  • 480 distinct anesthesiology topics
  • Standardized template for easy information access
  • Covers risk factors, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care
  • Includes subspecialty topics
  • SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
  • 1-year online access with WebView
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult by Nina Singh-Radcliffcan, MD can be a vital source for the practice and teaching of anesthesiology. It presents a collection of 480 diseases and concepts related to the field of anesthesiology. Includes 1-year online access with WebView. The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult provides a readily accessible compilation of anesthesia topics that is useful to students, residents, physicians, certified nurse anesthetists, anesthesia assistants, and ancillary medical staff. Following the highly successful format of the 5-Minute Clinical Consult series, 480 topics covering risk factors and epidemiology, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative care and postoperative care. The topic specific format of each chapter provides a focused, evidence-based, yet simplified, discussion of Physiology, Management, Co-Existing Disease, Surgical Procedure, and Drug topics. In addition to general operative and perioperative care, this comprehensive book also covers subspecialty topics in cardiac, neurosurgical, obstetric, geriatric, critical care, pediatric, regional, vascular, thoracic, and acute and chronic pain. Key Features * Includes 480 distinct topics covering a wide range of conditions * Each entry is presented in a standardized template for easy access to key information * Each chapter provides a list of additional, complementary topics that are available within the book; this allows readers to supplement their knowledge of a given topic * Unique to this textbook is the Management section, which covers a comprehensive list of perioperative complications and issues which is invaluable for oral board review * Chapter topics include a large number of ABA keywords * Over 300 expert contributors No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 1451118945 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9781451118940 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments - $89.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Screenshots

Anesthesia Central4 screens
5 Minute Anesthesia Consult4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Anesthesia Central at none against 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult's shown. Anesthesia Central also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 20). 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anesthesia Central sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year and 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

5 Minute Anesthesia Consult holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anesthesia Central has 105 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Anesthesia Central's written reviews are positive against 100% of 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anesthesia Central ships an update every 9 months, 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Anesthesia Central versus 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnesthesia Central5 Minute Anesthesia Consult
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (105 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#189 — better#192
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB48 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Skyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

Anesthesia Central

All ratings105 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative18.6%

5 Minute Anesthesia Consult

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Anesthesia Central

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App no longer works after changing devices
  • Requires re-purchase after device change
  • Not working after iOS update
  • Often updates when opened, limiting usefulness
  • Does not function

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow notes to be added
  • Add pictures for procedures
  • More comprehensive procedures list
  • Improve interface, similar to Epocrates
  • Allow Medline to search topics

5 Minute Anesthesia Consult

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anesthesia Central

Subscriptions1
  • Anesthesia Central Renewal$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anesthesia Central$169.99
1 purchases

5 Minute Anesthesia Consult

Subscriptions1
  • 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Anesthesia Central free?
Anesthesia Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult free?
5 Minute Anesthesia Consult is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anesthesia Central or 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult?
5 Minute Anesthesia Consult is rated higher. Anesthesia Central averages 4.6 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Anesthesia Central or 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult have ads?
5 Minute Anesthesia Consult shows ads; Anesthesia Central does not.
Which is updated more often, Anesthesia Central or 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult?
Anesthesia Central ships an update every 9 months, and 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult every 4 months. Most recently, Anesthesia Central was updated on November 8, 2026 and 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Anesthesia Central or 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult?
Anesthesia Central currently peaks at #189 in the App Store charts, and 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult at #192. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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